King John

Synopsis

At the heart of King John is the death of his rival Arthur: this fifteenth lecture in the Approaching Shakespeare series looks at the ways history and legitimacy are complicated in this plotline.

Series

Approaching Shakespeare

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Audio

Notes

Approaching Shakespeare is a series of online lectures where of Shakespeare’s plays is explored by answering a key question about it.

Subjects

Shakespeare

Keywords

war; Yorkshire; Henry VI

Online availability

URI

https://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/king-john

Delivery

Streamed/Download

Credits

Contributor

Emma Smith

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iTunes U

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Name

University of Oxford Podcasts

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